DUNCOTT — A Pitman man died Tuesday morning in an accident on Reading Anthracite property in Cass Township involving the large D9 bulldozer he was operating.
Andrew John Oxenrider, 28, of 22 Snyder Road, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:05 a.m. by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Andrew Sczczyglak, Shenandoah.
Cass Township police Patrolman William Kattner said the incident occurred at a mining site near the New St. Nicholas Breaker off Valley Road sometime between 7 and 9:40 a.m.
Kattner said that Oxenrider was operating the dozer when he apparently got pulled out of or exited the cab and was struck by the tracks of the vehicle.
After hitting Oxenrider, the machine went down an embankment and came to a stop upright with the engine still running.
Rescuers from Pottsville and Minersville responded to the scene to assist in getting Oxenrider down the embankment.
Kattner said he is being assisted with the investigation by Reading Anthracite officials as well as representatives of the Miner Safety and Health Administration.
After being removed from the embankment, Oxenrider was transported from the scene by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Edward Smith to the Simon Kramer Institute, New Philadelphia, where a virtual autopsy will be conducted today to determine the extent of injuries the man suffered.
Minersville EMS and Schuylkill EMS units assisted at the scene.
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POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mine worker has been killed after he was run over by his own bulldozer.
The Schuylkill (SKOOL'-kil) County coroner says 28-year-old Andrew Oxenrider died Tuesday morning at the Reading Anthracite property in Cass township.
Township police say Oxenrider either fell or got pulled out of the cab of his bulldozer or otherwise exited it and fell under its tracks about 9:40 a.m. The machine then ran down an embankment on its own before an obstruction stopped it.
Reading Anthracite officials were cooperating in the Mine Safety and Health Administration investigation into the death.
An autopsy was expected Wednesday.
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DUNCOTT - A Pitman man was killed in an accident on Reading Anthracite property in Cass Township Tuesday morning.
Andrew John Oxenrider, 28, of 22 Snyder Ave. was pronounced dead at the scene by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Andrew Szczyglak, Shenandoah, at 11:05 a.m.
Cass Township Police said that Oxenrider was operating a bulldozer on property near the New St. Nicholas Breaker around 9:30 a.m. when the large machine went over an embankment. During the process, police said the machine rolled over Oxenrider.
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CASS TOWNSHIP — A man is dead after an accident at a mining property in Schuylkill County.
The coroner says the man was killed in an accident Tuesday morning on the Reading Anthracite property in Cass Township, near Minersville.
According to the Republican Herald, Andrew John Oxenrider, 28, of Pitman was operating a bulldozer near a breaker when the machine went over an embankment and rolled over him.
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CASS TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Pitman man was killed Tuesday morning when crushed by a track D9 bulldozer he was operating on Reading Anthracite property off Valley Road near Minersville in this Schuylkill County township.
Cass Township Patrolman William Kattner reported Andrew J. Oxenrider was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 11:05 a.m. by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Andrew Sczczglak, of Shenandoah.
Kattner said the incident occurred between 7 and 9:40 a.m. at a mining site near the New St. Nicholas Breaker.
The officer said Oxenrider was pushing dirt down an embankment with the bulldozer when he apparently got pulled out of the machine or exited the cab and was run over by the tracks of the vehicle.
After hitting Oxenrider, the bulldozer descended an embankment and came to a stop upright with the engine still running.
Rescue personnel from Pottsville and Minersville responded to assist in transporting Oxenrider down the embankment.
Kattner, who is being investigated by Reading Anthracite officials and personnel from the Miner Safety and Health Administration, said an autopsy will be conducted to determine an official cause of death.